and national largest city is still struggling to begin to recover. large swaths of downtown manhattan are still underwater. and battery tunnel is filled with water. there are no estimates on when it will be pumped dry. across the hudson, in hoboken, national guard there, working to evacuate 20,000 rez dent 20 rese been without power for two days, and streets emerged. and destruction along jersey shore, agonizing to rehold. the resort town, off limits tonight even residents cannot enter, hurricane blowing many of the million-dollar homes off their foundations. and broken gas lines. adding more obstacles to what will be a long-running recovery, 6 million people still in the dark across 15 states at this hour, more than half of initial engine still without -- new jersey still without power, president obama touring with one of his ha harshest critics, new jersey governor chris christie. they put aside their politics for the day, president returned braise that governor offered him yesterday. >> and top of my list, i have to say, that governor christie thr